AdamK1
Community Member
Driving me nuts.
No matter what I do, I cannot get a reading much above zero. I'm dosing phosphates at this point, and it's still zero. For a short while I managed to hit the dizzy heights of 0.02, (8ppb phosphorous on my checker) but that was soon zero again.
Nitrates are 11.3. I know why there's no phosphate. I'm dosing nopox daily, but nopox requires some phosphates to reduce nitrates.
So what should I do? Dose phosphates heavily until I hit an ideal ratio, then allow the nopox to reduce them in ratio to desired levels, or keep a daily light dose of phosphates to keep the nopox going?
I feed pellets and unwashed frozen food. As well as a little nori. I have 5 anthias, 2 clowns, an orange spot goby, a gramma, a purple tang and a fox face, as well as a small cuc in 300 odd litres. Algae isn't an issue. Running a roll mat, skimmer, that's about it.
I know too low isn't the worst issue, but it's an issue nonetheless.
No matter what I do, I cannot get a reading much above zero. I'm dosing phosphates at this point, and it's still zero. For a short while I managed to hit the dizzy heights of 0.02, (8ppb phosphorous on my checker) but that was soon zero again.
Nitrates are 11.3. I know why there's no phosphate. I'm dosing nopox daily, but nopox requires some phosphates to reduce nitrates.
So what should I do? Dose phosphates heavily until I hit an ideal ratio, then allow the nopox to reduce them in ratio to desired levels, or keep a daily light dose of phosphates to keep the nopox going?
I feed pellets and unwashed frozen food. As well as a little nori. I have 5 anthias, 2 clowns, an orange spot goby, a gramma, a purple tang and a fox face, as well as a small cuc in 300 odd litres. Algae isn't an issue. Running a roll mat, skimmer, that's about it.
I know too low isn't the worst issue, but it's an issue nonetheless.
